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The Situation of Poor Choices
Social psychologist and Situationist friend Dave Nussbaum has another outstanding situationist post over on Random Assignments. Here’s how it starts. One of the obstacles that keeps the poor from rising out of poverty is the tendency to make costly financial decisions – like buying lottery tickets, taking out high interest loans (PDF), and failing to enroll in assistance programs – that only make their situation worse. In the past, these poor decisions have been attributed either to low income individuals’ personalities or issues in their environment, such as poor education or substandard living conditions. N...
Source: The Situationist - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Blogroll Choice Myth Distribution Marketing Social Psychology cognitive dissonance replication Source Type: blogs

Why People Believe Weird Things and 8 Ways to Change Their Minds
Some people believe all kinds of weird stuff including... ...no, actually, for a very good psychological reason I'm not going to repeat any of it here. Let's just say that some people believe weird stuff and leave it at that. It turns out that just one of the fascinating reasons that people accept odd ideas is that they keep getting repeated, even if only to debunk them. So, where does all this misinformation come from, why do people believe it and how can right-thinking people counter it? (The following is based on an excellent article by Professor Stephan Lewandowsky and colleagues). Where misinformation comes from 1. Ru...
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

New Meaning and Drive in Life After Cancer - NYTimes.com
When people hear the words "You have cancer," life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer.The number of people in that second category continues to grow. In June, the National Cancer Institute reported that an estimated 13.7 million living Americans are cancer survivors, and the number will increase to almost 18 million over the next decade. More than half are younger than 70.A new book, "Picture Your Life After Cancer," (American Cancer Society) focuses on the living that goes on after a cancer diagnosis. It's based on a multimedia project...
Source: Psychology of Pain - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance - Volume 38, Issue 6
A new issue is available for the following APA journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance Volume 38, Issue 6, (Dec) Primary visual cortex scales individual's perceived brightness with power function: Inner psychophysics with fMRI. Page 1341-1347 Tsubomi, Hiroyuki; Ikeda, Takashi; Osaka, Naoyuki Contingent involuntary motoric inhibition: The involuntary inhibition of a motor response contingent on top-down goals. Page 1348-1352 ...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 4, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition - Online First Publications
The following articles have been published online this week before they appear in a final print and online issue of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition: How Do Observer's Responses Affect Visual Long-Term Memory? Makovski, Tal; Jiang, Yuhong V.; Swallow, Khena M. doi: 10.1037/a0030908 Direct Evidence for a Dual Process Model of Deductive Inference. Markovits, Henry; Brunet, Marie-Laurence; Thompson, Valerie; Brisson, Janie doi: 10.1037/a0030906 Usin...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 4, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Dec 4, Forensic Psychology Book of The Month
Welcome to the forensic psychology book of the month page. Whether you are new to forensic psychology, currently studying the topic, or consider yourself an expert...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

The Memory Palace mnemonic strategy works with virtual environments
The "Method of Loci" or "Memory Palace" mnemonic strategy of placing to-be-remembered items mentally along a well-known route has been used since Ancient times. When the items need to be recalled, one simply imagines walking the chosen path. The technique takes advantage of the fact that we're naturally better at remembering routes than we are at recalling arbitrary bits of information. It's a handy device that's gained a higher profile lately thanks to Joshua Foer's best-selling book Moonwalking With Einstein, in which he uses the method on route to becoming a memory champion. There's little doubt the technique works but...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

Congratulations "Dr." Catherine Lord! APA's DSM5 Autism Targeted Exclusion of Intellectually Disabled Passed December 1, 2012.
The American Psychiatric Association's passage of the DSM5 and its New Autism Spectrum Disorder was passed Saturday December 1, 2012 without any of the mainstream media taking noting of the real targets, the real victims of the new Autism definition: the intellectually disabled. The media continues the narrative of Amy Harmon and the powerful New York Times that raised concerns about the exclusion of Asperger's at the High Functioning end of the spectrum but ignored, as media and health care professionals so often do, the targeted exclusion of those with severe intellectual disabilities from the autism spectrum even w...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - December 4, 2012 Category: Autism Authors: Autism Reality NB Source Type: blogs

Article: Study shows how intelligence in humans first evolved
Study shows how intelligence in humans first evolvedhttp://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/34447-Study-shows-how-intelligence-humans-first-evolved.htmlSent via Flipboard*****************************************Kevin McGrew, Phd.Educational PsychologistInstitute for Applied PsychometricsDirector IAPwww.themindhub.com*****************************************
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 3, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Current Directions in Psychological Science Table of Contents for 1 December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6
Subject: Current Directions in Psychological Science Table of Contents for 1 December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6 Current Directions in Psychological Science Online Table of Contents Alert //--> HOME | ONLINEFIRST | ALL ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE | RSS | EMAIL ALERTS | FEEDBACK Current Directions in Psychological Science Online Table of Contents Alert A new issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science is available online: December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6 The below Table of Conten...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 3, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

The Mainstreaming of Neurocriticism
Will it strengthen the field of neuroscience? Or is it hurting its image in the eyes of the public? Or both? Another article on the limits of neuroscience has appeared in a high-profile media outlet aimed at a general audience. In The New Yorker, NYU Psychology Professor Gary Marcus writes about What Neuroscience Really Teaches Us, and What It Doesn't. As usual, the focus is on the seductive allure of colorized brain images:Neuroscience FictionPosted by Gary MarcusDecember 2, 2012...Brain imaging, which was scarcely on the public’s radar in 1990, became the most prestigious way of understanding human mental life. Th...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

Attitudes About Frequent Flyers In The Hospital (someecard Explanation)
Every medical specialty has their challenging patients. These difficult patients often have a large burden of medical, economic, psychological and sociological issues that make hospital care expensive, complex and time consuming. These are the 5% of folks who spend 50% of health care dollars. These are the folks who are sure to be the frequent flyers to any hospital system. How do medical professionals react when they see that one patient back in the hospital, again? Some act with love and compassion to be a shining light in their patient's difficult situation. While others keep a list...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - December 3, 2012 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs

How Destructive Is Binge-eating?
I often speak with clients after they’ve had a whopper of a binge. Even days or weeks afterward, they can usually recall every painful detail of what they consider to be a major act of self-destruction. But is bingeing really so harmful? Now, before I receive hate mail insisting that bingeing on fat and sugar can’t be anything but unhealthy, I’ll agree with you. A little fat and sugar, okay, but gobs aren’t good for our bodies. Then again, neither is overeating this same amount of calories spread over days or weeks. But many regular overeaters pay scant attention to consuming more food than their bodies ...
Source: Normal Eating - December 3, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders Authors: eatnormalnow Source Type: blogs

DSM5 in Distress
The DSM's impact on mental health practice and research by Allen Frances, M.D 02 December 2012 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201212/dsm-5-is-guide-not-bible-ignore-its-ten-worst-changes
Source: BrainBlog - December 2, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

The Situation of Fraudulent Social Science
Press Release from Tilburg University: A culture permeated by ‘flawed science’ surrounded social psychologist Diederik Stapel. This is one reason why his academic misconduct went undetected for so long. The investigation into his practices and the discussion that followed have served as a catalyst for positive change, however. The fraud case has raised international awareness of the importance of scientific integrity. The discussion is now focusing more than ever on replication, data archiving and the general research culture. This is the conclusion of the Levelt, Noort and Drenth Committees as published in their joint...
Source: The Situationist - December 2, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Morality Social Psychology Source Type: blogs

Article: The DSM-5 has been finalised
The DSM-5 has been finalisedhttp://mindhacks.com/2012/12/02/the-dsm-5-has-been-finalised/Sent via Flipboard*****************************************Kevin McGrew, Phd.Educational PsychologistInstitute for Applied PsychometricsDirector IAPwww.themindhub.com*****************************************
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 2, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Article: The Flynn Effect: Modernity Made Us Smarter
The Flynn Effect: Modernity Made Us Smarterhttp://jhking.com/2012/12/01/the-flynn-effect-modernity-made-us-smarter/Sent via Flipboard*****************************************Kevin McGrew, Phd.Educational PsychologistInstitute for Applied PsychometricsDirector IAPwww.themindhub.com*****************************************
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 1, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

The Friday Six: Get Yer Festive On.
So many linky bits, so little time. Here's a quick Friday Six (plus ... 8?) of links you may want to check out this fine winter Friday: In this month's diaTribe, Kelly and the Close Concerns team take a look at the state of diabetes care in Germany.A young girl in Oregon is taking heat for wanting to bring her diabetes alert dog to school. Does coffee help or hinder glucose processing? Either way, I'm still drinking it by the bucket-full. Blue Cupcake is a new line of greeting cards to help mark a health milestone, and today is the last day you can get 14% off any order in honor of Diabetes Month! Truth.Here's ...
Source: Six Until Me. - November 30, 2012 Category: Diabetes Source Type: blogs

The Origin of Emotions with Jaak Panksepp (BSP 91)
Discussion Forum on Goodreads. Of course you can also send me email at gincampbell at mac dot com. To get show notes automatically and never miss an episode of the Brain Science Podcast sign up for the BSP newsletter.
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 30, 2012 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Archeology of Mind Brain Evolution Brain Research Emotion Interviews Jaak Panksepp Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology affective neuroscience brain science podcast fear Source Type: blogs

Link feast
In case you missed them - 10 of the best psychology links from the past week: Is psychology a science? A heart-felt, wise response from Scott Lilienfeld. Your brain on alcohol, animated. A company that only employs people with autism is changing attitudes towards autistic workers. Meet the data vigilante: Uri Simonsohn, the man who blew the whistle on two high-profile fraud cases in psychology recently, was interviewed in the Atlantic. Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test. The December issue of The Psychologist magazine is now available online and it includes a wonderful series of articles on the human senses, all ope...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 30, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

Article: A Potential Spatial Working Memory Training Task to Improve Both Episodic Memory and Fluid Intelligence
A Potential Spatial Working Memory Training Task to Improve Both Episodic Memory and Fluid Intelligencehttp://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050431Sent via Flipboard*****************************************Kevin McGrew, Phd.Educational PsychologistInstitute for Applied PsychometricsDirector IAPwww.themindhub.com*****************************************
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - November 29, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Nov 29, Sign The Forensic Psychology Guestbook
Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to comment on the site, you can do so via the all about forensic psychology guestbook...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - November 29, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

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CONCLUSIONS: Psychotherapy gives faster benefits than psychoanalysis, but in the long run psychoanalysis seems to be more effective. Results from trials, among patients suitable for psychoanalysis and with longer follow-up, are needed before firm conclusions about the relative effectiveness of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders can be drawn. J Affect Disord. 2011 Jul;132(1-2):37-47. Epub 2011 Feb 12. Quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, long-term and short-term psychotherapy on psychiatric symptoms, work ability and functional capacity during a 5-year...
Source: a psychiatrist who learned from veterans - November 29, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: Psychoanalysis PubMed Source Type: blogs

What Would You Change in Your Life?
Here’s a question for you. 2013 is almost here (how did that happen, by the way?). If, by the end of 2013, you could magically change one aspect of your life, what would you change? What single thing would add the most to your happiness? You know my next question. With that aim in mind, can you come up with concrete, manageable steps that would help you accomplish it? As I’ve worked on my happiness projects, I’ve been surprised to discover how easy it is to be unhappy with some aspect of my life, but somehow never try to do anything about it. And many times, once I tried to do something about it, it wasn’t even v...
Source: World of Psychology - November 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Gretchen Rubin Tags: General Happiness Self-Help Aim Bible Study Group Book Group Camille Discussion Guide Email Group Email Josh Gosfield Manageable Steps Single Thing Spirituality Book Source Type: blogs

Are Small Amounts of Sweets OK?
By David Spero Doctors used to think sugars were terrible for diabetes. Then the American Diabetes Association (ADA) changed their minds. They said it's the carbs that matter, and sugars were just another carb. Now some scientists are saying sugar is poison. Who's right? In 2006, Amy Campbell laid out the official ADA position here, in a piece subtitled "fitting sugar into your meal plans." "We now know," she wrote, "that for the most part, it's the total amount of carbohydrate, not the type of carbohydrate that you eat, that affects blood glucose levels. This means that the same amount of carbohydrate from any carbohydra...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - November 28, 2012 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs

Arguing: Two Sides to Every Story
Of course you’re smart enough to know that there are two sides to every story. But is that what you’re focused on when you’re in the midst of a heated argument? Probably not — not if the rational part of your brain has skipped town, leaving the emotional part in charge. True, we’re emotional beings, but your emotional brain without the input of your rational brain is like an unsupervised 3-year-old kid. Things get out of hand pretty quickly. Let’s hear from two people who are absolutely convinced that they are the ones who are right. My husband is so controlling. Things have to be done his way. Half ...
Source: World of Psychology - November 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Linda Sapadin, Ph.D Tags: Anger General Marriage and Divorce Men's Issues Relationships Self-Help Stress Women's Issues Calm Emotional Brain Emotions Half The Time Midst Oprah People Perspective Real Jerk Shrew smart Sounds Universe Yaks Source Type: blogs

Article: Blogging and microblogging to disseminate your research. Here's why
Blogging and microblogging to disseminate your research. Here's whyhttp://www.biggerbrains.com/the-value-and-how-tos-of-blogging-and-microblogging-for-disseminating-your-researchSent via Flipboard*****************************************Kevin McGrew, Phd.Educational PsychologistInstitute for Applied PsychometricsDirector IAPwww.themindhub.com*****************************************
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - November 28, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Help on Healing from Heartbreak
There’s a reason why “heartbreak” is synonymous with “breakup.” Breakups are painful. It can feel like the pain resides in our heads, our hearts and in our bones. Sometimes it’s a faint ache, like a sore muscle. Other times, it’s a full-on throbbing, a raw wound. Post-breakup, people often “feel sad, lost, empty, alone, and angry,” said Meredith Hansen, Psy.D, a clinical psychologist and relationship expert. They might withdraw from friends and family and have a hard time doing their work, and their self-esteem might suffer, she said. According to Hansen, they might also show other signs of depression, su...
Source: World of Psychology - November 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Depression Disorders General Grief and Loss Marriage and Divorce Men's Issues Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Women's Issues Avoidance Breakups Clinical Psychologist Destructive Behaviors Source Type: blogs

Action Based Language - More on Glenberg and Gallese
The core of Glenberg and Gallese's proposal is that language is grounded in a hierarchical state feedback control model, made possible, of course, by mirror neurons. I actually think they are correct to look at feedback control models as playing a role in language, given that I've previously proposed the same thing (Hickok, 2012) along with Guenther, Houde and others, albeit for speech production only, not for "grounding" anything. Glenberg and Gallese believe, on the hand, that the feedback control model is the basis for understanding language. Their theoretical trick is to link up action control circuits fo...
Source: Talking Brains - November 28, 2012 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs

Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Throwing Them Away Doesn't Help
That's my interpretation of a new paper in Psychological Science (Briñol et al., 2012), which differs from the more exciting description given in a press release from APS:Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well.... . .Some types of psychological therapy use variations of this concept by trying to get patients to discard th...
Source: The Neurocritic - November 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies are Processed
According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be caused by a problem with the way pain stimuli are processed in the brain. Abnormal pain signal processing may also be related to a lack of responsiveness to opioids, a common class of pain relievers. Fibromyalgia is a common health problem that causes widespread pain and tenderness. An estimated five million Americans are affected by the disease, with co-occurring symptoms including chronic fatigue, cognitive problems, and poor sleep. Fibromyalgia is ofte...
Source: Psychology of Pain - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

Can Reality TV Boost Self-Control?
Flipping through one of Psychology Today’s recent issues, my eyes focused on a short article “Just Give In. Five Indulgences that actually boost self-control” by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. What are these five indulgences? Personally, I was hoping chocolate was on the list. (Unfortunately, it’s not!) McGonigal narrows it down to these five things: a single espresso, an afternoon nap, a snack, YouTube and reality television. The author writes that “Willpower diminishes as the day wears on, but anything that reduces stress, boosts your mood, or recharges your energy can also reboot your self-contro...
Source: World of Psychology - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NatalieJeanne Champagne Tags: Brain and Behavior General Habits Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Afternoon Nap Biggest Loser clutter Co Worker Espresso Favorite Show Hopeful Indulgence Indulgences Mcgonig Source Type: blogs

Medical apps could hurt, not help - Sioux City Journal
When the iTunes Store began offering apps that used cellphone light to cure acne, federal investigators knew that hucksters had found a new spot in cyberspace."We realized this could be a medium for mischief," said James Prunty, a Federal Trade Commission attorney who helped prosecute the government's only cases against health app developers last year, shutting down two acne apps.Since then, the Food and Drug Administration has been mired in a debate over how to oversee these new high-tech products and government officials have not pursued any other app developers for making medically dubious claims. Now, both the iTunes S...
Source: Psychology of Pain - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

Itchiness is contagious, just like yawning - The Body Odd
For some people, hearing about a bug bite or a rash is enough to cause them to furiously dig at their own unaffected skin. Even some doctors who treat people with shingles report feeling itchy after witnessing their patients scratching. And we'd bet many of you readers are feeling itchy right this very second. It seems humans commonly catch itches from one another, but scientists hadn't proven it—until now. Researchers found that itching is contagious much like yawning and laughing."With itching, there [was] only anecdotal evidence that watching [a person] itch induces itching," explains Henning Holle, a l...
Source: Psychology of Pain - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

Mindfulness Practices to Improve Health and Happiness
Are you in control of your life? If you live with any form of chronic pain, fatigue, malaise, or physical limitation, you probably often feel victimized by your condition. Here are a set of practices that can help you cultivate a sense of mastery and well-being. Attentional training is what allows us to begin this journey. For example, we all engage in unhealthy habits, many of which are too subtle for anyone — including ourselves — to notice. We can’t begin to change bad habits until we become aware of them. So how do we increase our attention and awareness? There are two good ways to learn how to increase...
Source: World of Psychology - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Larry Berkelhammer, PhD Tags: General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Mindfulness Self-Help Bad Habits Behavioral Choices Buddhist Meditation Center Chronic Pain Fatigue Health And Happiness Holding My Breath Introductory Workshops Level Of Awarenes Source Type: blogs

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance - Online First Publications
APA Journal alert for: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance Online First Publications The following articles have been published online this week before they appear in a final print and online issue of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance: Persistence of Value-Driven Attentional Capture. Anderson, Brian A.; Yantis, Steven doi: 10.1037/a0030860 Linking Perceptual Animacy to Attention: Evidence From the Chasing Detection Paradigm. Meyerhoff, Hauk...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - November 27, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: November 27, 2012
There are no guarantees in life. Just because you put yourself out there, doesn’t mean you’ll get a positive response. Just because you work on being kinder, more patient and compassionate to yourself and others, doesn’t mean you’ll get the favor returned. The thought can leave a lot of us depressed. But here’s where hope comes in. Yes, you can only control so many things in your life. But within that seemingly limited space there’s tremendous room for self-control. Take your interactions with others, for example. You might not be able to control the way a parent negates your accomplishm...
Source: World of Psychology - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs blogger Brand New Car Conscious Decision Crazy Today Creative Mind Creativity Magazine Desire Douglas Eby Family Member Fir Guarantees Health Humor High Time Holiday Ads Journalist Lot Low Self Esteem Source Type: blogs

Rapping in the brain scanner
In seeking to understand the brain processes underlying creative performance, researchers have already scanned opera singers and actors. Now they've invited rappers to undergo the same treatment. Siyuan Liu and her colleagues were specifically interested in the difference between freestyle rap, which requires the spontaneous generation of rhyming lyrics, and rehearsed rapping. Twelve male professional rappers had their brains scanned while they engaged in freestyle rap and while they performed raps they'd learned earlier. Rappers usually like to gesticulate energetically as they perform, but this would have distorted the ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

5 Early Warning Signs He’s Too Controlling
This guest article from YourTango was written by Sherry Gaba. For people who grew up in homes with very controlling or abusive parents, it can be difficult to distinguish between control and concern in dating relationships. Women and men with a history of love addiction often have the same problem. One way to differentiate between controlling behavior and behavior that is out of concern for you is to take a close look at the specific situation. Extreme reactions to innocent mistakes are a sure sign of control. There are several early warning signs of a controlling partner. Watch for these tell-tale indicators that the per...
Source: World of Psychology - November 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: YourTango Experts Tags: General Relationships YourTango Abusive Parents Addiction Bitterness Controlling Parents Controlling People Dating Relationships Early Warning Signs Extreme Anger Extreme Reactions Gaba Guest Article Innocent Mistakes Love Source Type: blogs

Whither Psychotherapy?
Lori Gottlieb (NY Times) writes about difficulties developing and maintaining a psychotherapy practice in an age of branding, coaching and marketing gimmicks. One day right before Christmas, I got a call from a man in his early 30s about coming in for therapy. He explained that he wanted to figure out whether to marry his girlfriend, and he hoped we could “resolve this” quickly because Valentine’s Day was coming up and he knew he either had to produce a ring...
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - November 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Psychology & Psychoanalysis Source Type: blogs

9 Ways for Adults with ADHD to Get Motivated
It’s hard for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to get motivated. But this has zero to do with laziness or not trying hard enough, said Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and clinical instructor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. (Sadly, these are common myths about ADHD.) “The ADHD brain is wired toward low motivation for everyday tasks,” he said. It has lower levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in motivation, he said. Individuals with ADHD also get overwhelmed easily, according to Terry Matlen, ACSW, a psychotherapist and author of Surviv...
Source: World of Psychology - November 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Disorders General Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Esteem Self-Help Ad Hd Adults With Adhd Adults With Attention Adults With Attention Deficit Attention Deficit Hypera Source Type: blogs

Pets and Multiple Sclerosis
I don’t know how you might personify words like love, companion, pal, loyal, faithful, dear, steadfast – for me they can be summed up in one word: Sadie. Her full name is Newkadera Sadie Peg O’ My Heart, and she’s a soft-coated Irish wheaten terrier. Today, after one last visit to the vet and a long drive to the USDA office for their endorsement on her travel paperwork, Sadie will be ready to travel and I will be ready to fulfill a promise I made to her – nearly seven years ago – to take her home. I’ve never fully trained Sadie as a service dog, but she has been of service to me since before I got the lass. ...
Source: Life with MS - November 26, 2012 Category: Other Conditions Authors: admin Tags: MS support MS therapy pets multiple sclerosis and pets sadie Source Type: blogs

The Double Standard of Forced Treatment
Forced treatment for people with mental illness has had a long and abusive history, both here in the United States and throughout the world. No other medical specialty has the rights psychiatry and psychology do to take away a person’s freedom in order to help “treat” that person. Historically, the profession has suffered from abusing this right — so much so that reform laws in the 1970s and 1980s took the profession’s right away from them to confine people against their will. Such forced treatment now requires a judge’s signature. But over time, that judicial oversight — which is...
Source: World of Psychology - November 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M. Grohol, PsyD Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Treatment Violence and Aggression Adverse Effects Ailment Balance System Cancer Patients Cancer Treatment Different Point Of View Dying From Cancer Fda Approved Drugs Fellow Source Type: blogs

Why Turning 50 Need not Suck at All
Fear not, young people, this is not a post about chin hair removal techniques nor hormonal replacement strategies. There is helpful and hopeful stuff in here for you too! In fact, I almost titled this post “Hot Cougar Secrets for Any Age!” Mrs Robinson was a Cougar before it was even trendy. Wanna know why I wanted to go with that theme? Let’s do a multiple choice question and see if you can guess the answer: 1. “Cougar Secrets” sounded steamy and fun, unlike my usual tedious musings about middle age, and Cranky Fitness is not above screwing with a blog post title to goose the google.&nb...
Source: Cranky Fitness - November 26, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs

How the threat of violence can make us nice to each other
Under threat of violence, we have a natural instinct to stick together. Researchers say this basic urge explains their seemingly odd observation that feeling threatened, rather than making people bristle, can actually increase their agreeableness. Andrew White and his colleagues conducted five studies in all. First off, they analysed data from 54 nations around the world showing that the higher a country's spend on their military (a proxy for feeling threatened), the higher their citizens' average score on the personality dimension of agreeableness. The association held even after controlling for a host of potential confo...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

Implications of 20 Years of CHC Cognitive-Achievement Research: Back-to-the-Future and Beyond CHC
[Click image to enlarge] The key slides from my presentation at the first Richard Woodcock Institute on Cognitive Assessment are now posted at SlideShare. I thought I had posted these before, but I can't seem to find them. So here they are for the first (or second) time. Below is the abstract for the paper that I also submitted--to be published eventually by the WMF Press. Much has been learned about CHC CHC COG-->ACH relations during the past 20 years (McGrew & Wendling’s, 2010). This paper built on this extant research by first clarifying the definitions of abilities, cognitive abili...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - November 25, 2012 Category: Neurologists Tags: cognitive complexity SLD RWW Institute WJ-R psw cognitive-aptitude-achievement trait complexes chc cog-ach Beyond CHC WJ III CHC theory Source Type: blogs

How to Enjoy the Busiest Time of Year
Many view the holidays as being trapped in one huge stress bubble that threatens to explode at any moment. People may even find themselves poking through their medicine cabinets, looking for a dose of Advil to minimize a tension-induced headache. As a result of all the strain, many resent what should be “the most wonderful time of year.” In her article, How to Enjoy the Holiday Season Again, author Debbie Mandel discusses how the holidays may ignite stress, sadness and loneliness. Missing a loved one, for instance, only intensifies those feelings. “You don’t have to accomplish the impossible, which is to forget y...
Source: World of Psychology - November 25, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Lauren Suval Tags: Family Friends General Holiday Coping Self-Help Stress Advil Cammarata Celebration Of Hanukkah Changing Habits Christmastime Cinnamon Sticks Cozy Fireplace Emotional Support Family Conflict Family Connections Family Gatheri Source Type: blogs

The Key to Celebrating Holidays with Multiple Family Loyalties
“You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren’t dying. They’re merging into big conglomerates.” ~ Erma Bombeck They are called stepfamilies, blended families, reconstituted or reconfigured. The modern family often includes multiple people from multiple relationships. More than any other time of year, holidays highlight the departure from what has been seen as the “traditional” family. As with most things, this can be an affirmation of successful reconfiguration of one’s family or a reminder of all the things that were, and perhaps still are, wrong. For most, it’s a c...
Source: World of Psychology - November 25, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Children and Teens Family General Holiday Coping Parenting Self-Help Stress Affirmation Anger Sorrow Blended Families Children Of Divorce Conglomerates Erma Bombeck Family Families Family Loyalties Family Ness Health And Sa Source Type: blogs

4 Tips to Help Your Marriage Thrive
This guest article from YourTango was written by Teresa Maples. Many women and men dismiss bits of information about their partner that turn out to be warning signs for future trouble. These subtle feelings are actually your gut telling you to pay attention to something. During the early phase of marriage, most people want to see the good in their spouse. Overall, I think this is a good strategy. However, it is also important and healthy to be able to trust your gut when you feel there is a problem in your relationship and address it with your spouse. Trusting your gut involves some basic skills, so let’s look at f...
Source: World of Psychology - November 24, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: YourTango Experts Tags: General Marriage and Divorce Mental Health and Wellness Relationships YourTango Basic Skills 1 Bodily Sensations Body Sensations Early Marriage Guest Article Gut Feelings Heartbeat Rate Help Marriage Insecurity Maples Marriag Source Type: blogs

12 Depression Busters for Caregivers
Nearly one-third of people caring for terminally ill loved ones suffer from depression according to research from Yale University. About one in four family caregivers meet the clinical criteria of anxiety. And a recent study found that 41 percent of former caregivers of a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia experienced mild to severe depression up to three years after their spouse had died. Caregivers are so vulnerable to depression because they often sacrifice their own needs while tending to their loved one and because of the constant stress involved. So here are 12 tips to help protect you...
Source: World of Psychology - November 24, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Aging Caregivers Depression Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Anxiety And Depression Anxiety Depression Caretaker Clinical Criteria Coming Down The Pike Dementia Depression Research Emotions Good Mental Health Low Source Type: blogs